Princess Alexandra Hospital
Harlow · data via The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · read recently
Time in department now
Primary source: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust — published waiting times
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Harlow
- Run by
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Service level
- Full A&E (Type 1 emergency department)
The last 24 hours at Princess Alexandra Hospital
Every reading we've collected, newest first. The bar shows each reading relative to the day's peak.
| Collected | Trend | Wait | Shift | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recently14:36 | 2 hr 23 min | ▲ 25m | — | |
| recently14:12 | 1 hr 58 min | ▲ 35m | — | |
| recently13:36 | 1 hr 23 min | ▲ 20m | — | |
| recently13:12 | 1 hr 3 min | ▼ 57m | — | |
| recently12:37 | 2 hr | ▲ 25m | — | |
| recently12:15 | 1 hr 35 min | ▲ 35m | — | |
| recently11:36 | 1 hr | ▲ 12m | — | |
| recently11:10 | 48 min | ▲ 30m | — | |
| recently10:36 | 18 min | ▼ 14m | — | |
| recently10:10 | 32 min | ▲ 14m | — | |
| recently09:35 | 18 min | ▲ 2m | — | |
| recently09:14 | 16 min | ▼ 10m | — |
How this compares locally
Right now the reading here is 2 hr 23 min. The East of England average sits near 1 hr 12 min. This department is running well above its neighbours — check the alternatives panel before setting off.
Not sure A&E is the right door? Read this first →Quick answers for Princess Alexandra Hospital
What's the current wait at Princess Alexandra Hospital?
The latest published reading is about 2 hr 23 min. That comes straight from the trust's own feed and shifts through the day — and remember triage decides the order patients are seen, so a genuinely urgent case never waits for the whole queue.
Is the A&E at Princess Alexandra Hospital open right now?
Opening hours here are: not confirmed — ring ahead. Outside those times, calling 111 will point you to the nearest open alternative.
Would somewhere other than Princess Alexandra Hospital treat me faster?
Quite possibly, if your problem isn't life-threatening. Urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units around Harlow handle sprains, cuts, minor burns and simple fractures with far shorter queues. The nearby-departments panel on this page shows live figures for the closest options, and 111 can book timed slots at some of them.
Where exactly is Princess Alexandra Hospital?
It's in Harlow. Pop your own postcode into our distance search to see how far it is from you compared with the other departments nearby.
When does this A&E tend to be calmest?
Across the UK the pattern is consistent: the lightest traffic is between roughly 6am and 9am, and the heaviest crunch lands on Monday mornings, weekday evenings, and Friday and Saturday nights. If your condition can safely wait for a quieter window, an early start usually pays off.
Could you be seen sooner?
Princess Alexandra Hospital Children's A&E
0.0 km
Whipps Cross Hospital
23.6 km
Homerton Urgent Treatment Centre
27.0 km · UTC
Whittington Hospital
28.1 km
Newham Hospital
29.1 km
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Don't wait on a webpage
If someone is seriously unwell — chest pain, stroke signs, heavy bleeding, struggling to breathe — call 999 immediately instead of comparing queues.